INFORMAnON TO USERSThismanuscript has beenreproducedfromthemicrofilmmaster. UMI filmsthetext directly fromthe original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis anddissertationcopiesare in typewriter face, while others may be fromany type ofcomputer printer.The quality of this reproduction is cIependent upon the quallty of the copysubmitted. Brokenorindistinct print, coIoredorpoorqualityillustrationsandphotographs, printbleeclthrough, substandardmargins, andimproper alignmentcan adversely affect reproduction.lnthe unlikely event that the author did IlOt send UMI a complete manuscript andtherearemissingpages. thesewill benoted. AllO. ifunauthorizedcopyrightmaterial had to be removed. a note will indicate the deteton.Oversizematerials(e.g. maps. drawings. charts) arereproducedbysectioningtheoriginal, beginning altheupper Ieft-handcorner andcontinuingfrom18ft teright in equal sections with small overtaps.Photographs induded in the original manuscript have been reproduclxerographicallyin this copy. Higher quality 6- x 9'" black and white photographieprints are available for any photographs or illustrationS appearing in this copy foran additional charge. Contact UMI directly to OIder.Bell & Howell Information and Leaming300 North Zeeb Road. Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 USAUM1800-521-0800Toward an Islamie Model ofCulture & Values Development:A Study of Sadr's TheoryRy:Abbas Ali SbameliDepartment of Culture & Values in EducationMcGill Univenity, MontrealJanuary,l999A tbesis submitted to the Faculty ofGraduate Studies and Researchin partial fulfillment of requirementsof the degree of Doctor of philosophy Abbas Ali Shameli., 19991+1National Ubraryof CanadaAcquisitions andBibliographie Services395 Wemngton StreetOttawa ONK1A 0N4canadaBibliothque nationaledu canadaAcquisitions etservices bibliographiques395. rue WellingtonOttawa ONK1A 0N4canedaThe author bas granted a oon-exclusive licence allowing theNational Library of Canada toreproduce, lom, distribute or sellcopies of this thesis in microform,paper or electronic formats.The author retains ownership of thecopyright in this thesis. Neither thethesis nor substantial extracts trom itmay be printed or otherwisereproduced without the author' SpermISSion.L'auteur a accord une licence nonexclusive permettant laBibliothque nationale du Canada dereproduire, prter, distribuer ouvendre des copies de cette thse sousla forme de microfiche/film, dereproduction sur papier ou sur formatlectronique.L'auteur conserve la proprit dudroit d'auteur qui protge cette thse.Ni la thse ni des extraits substantielsde celle-ci ne doivent tre imprimsou autrement reproduits sans sonautorisation.0-612-50257-0CanadlIlForewordThis project isthe outcome of an adhoc research project utilizing an interdisciplinarymethodandrelyingon conceptsfrom sociologyandIslamicstudies. Initssocio-educational aspects 1have received guidance froman advisory committee based in theDepartment of Culture and Values inwhile as regards the Islamic asPectsupervision was provided by a faculty member in the Institute of Islamic Studies.Since this thesis contains Many Arabieand Persiantenns and expressions, I haveemployed the transliteration scheme for these two languages found in the ALA-LCRomanizat;on Tables:Transfileration Schemesfor Non-Roman scripts (1991), approved by theLibrary of Congress and the American Library Association. The two following tables representthistransliterationscheme forboththeArabicandPersianlanguages. For conveniencesake,the names of Persian and Arabic authors who are frequeotly referred to are not fullytransliterated, except when they arefirstmentioned.Thecomplete transliteratedform(Arabieor Persian) is presented in the bibliography.Translations of the Qur'nie verses in this dissertation are based 00 those of Yusuf Ali(TheQur'an, 1995)andM.H. Shakir(TheQur'an, 1991). Sometimes acombination of thesetwoversions is provided. 1 have madesornealterations wherever1 have felt it tohemoreappropriate. Theseinstances are mentioned in the footnotes. My Persian newspaper referencesare to electronic versions available on the internet, 1 for which fuller infonnation may he foundinthebibliography. Myreferencestoa/-Mizan ft Tafs, a/-Qur 'an(thecommentaryonthewrittenbyS.M.I:I. Tabataba')andothermajor IslamicsourceslikeB;(1, a/-Anw,III(Oceans of Lights) arealsoavailable on theNoor software (CD)providedbytheComputerResearch Center for Islamic Sciences, Qum, Iran.1 These newspapers are available on the internet at: http://www.neda.net or ma.come.Letters of the Alphabet.. 1ArabieRomaaizatioDa -'bttb(V . jkb.. d5rz---"--.-_.Ji dbi1-------sb-Ia-A-;: : f 1i.. __.__. ._... t '-1 c